Graduate Programs at Belmont University

Graduate School Overview

Belmont University (referred to as Belmont) is a Private, 4 years school located in Nashville, TN. It is classified as a Doctoral/Research University school by Carnegie Classification and its highest level of offering is Doctor's degree- professional practice.

The school is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1959 - Current).

Belmont Directory Information
School Name	Belmont University (Belmont)
Address	1900 Belmont Blvd, Nashville, TN 37212-3757
Phone	615-460-6000
Web	https://www.belmont.edu
Online Application	https://www.belmont.edu/prospectivestudents/apply/freshmen/index.html
Financial Info	https://www.belmont.edu/sfs/undergrad/index.html

The 2023 graduate school tuition & fees at Belmont University is $26,110 in average. The school has 1,526 graduate students where it has a total enrollment of 8,910 including undergraduate students.

It offers total 105 graduate programs through Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate School 2023 Key Facts
School Type	Private, 4 years
Tuition & Fees	$26,110
Student Population	1,526
Offered Degrees/Programs	Master's and Doctorate (Professional Practice)
Number of Programs	105 graduate programs
Student to Faculty Ratio	12 to 1

The graduate tuition & fees at Belmont University is $26,110 in average for the academic year 2022-2023. The tuition per credit hour is $1,400.

Belmont University offers the alternative tuition plans.

Belmont University offers the distance learning courses, but students may be required to attend/visit regular classes to complete their degree/programs.

On its campus, academic/career services, employment services for students, placement services for completers are provided for their students.

Special Learning Opportunities & On-campus Services
Distance Learning (Online Classes)	Graduate Level Courses
Special learning Opportunities	ROTC (Army, Navy, Air Force) Study abroad Weekend/evening college Teacher certification
On-Campus Student Services	Academic/career services Employment services for students Placement services for completers

2023 Graduate Tuition, Fees, Other Expenses

For the academic year 2022-2023, the graduate school tuition & fees of Belmont University is $26,110. The graduate tuition & fees are increased by 3.69% compared to previous academic year.

Data source: 2022-2023 tuition - NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: July 22, 2022)

2022-2023 Graduate Tuition & fees
	Tuition	Fees
2018-2019	$21,870	$800
2019-2020	$22,680	$830
2020-2021	$23,400	$860
2021-2022	$24,300	$880
2022-2023	$25,200	$910

The graduate school tuition & fees of Belmont is relatively expensive compared to private graduate schools in Tennessee. The average graduate school tuition for all graduate schools in United States is $19,603 and the Tennessee graduate tuition is $21,801 (public) / $19,533 (private).

The next table compares the average graduate school tuition by location and school types.

Graduate Tuition & fees Comparison
	Residents	Out-of-State
Belmont University	$26,110
All Graduate Schools	$16,007	$19,603
Public	$11,484	$20,787
Private	$19,674
Tennessee Graduate Schools	$16,517	$19,659
Public	$11,408	$21,801
Private	$19,533

For academic year 2022-2023, the living costs are $19,230 when a student lives on-campus housing facilities (i.e. dormitory, school owned apartments, etc.) at Belmont University. On-campus living costs are increased by 4.09% compared to previous academic year. The off-campus living costs are $20,770. Off-campus living costs are increased by 7.51% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Living Expenses
	Living On-Campus		Living Off-Campus
	Room & Board	Other Expense	Room & Board	Other Expense
2018-2019	$12,120	$4,930	$12,120	$4,930
2019-2020	$12,520	$5,025	$12,520	$5,025
2020-2021	$12,890	$5,130	$12,890	$5,130
2021-2022	$13,240	$5,235	$14,085	$5,235
2022-2023	$13,670	$5,560	$15,210	$5,560

For academic year 2022-2023, the tuition per credit hour for graduate programs is $1,400 at Belmont University. The graduate tuition per credit hour are increased by 3.70% compared to previous academic year.

2022-2023 Graduation Program Tuition per Credit Hour
	Tuition
2018-2019	$1,215
2019-2020	$1,260
2020-2021	$1,300
2021-2022	$1,350
2022-2023	$1,400

Graduate Programs at Belmont

Belmont University offers 27 graduate programs for Master's and Doctorate. The next table lists number of programs by offered degree and online availability along with number of completers by degree/certificate programs. Last year, 550 students have completed their study at Belmont University.

Offered Degrees at Belmont University
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Master's Degree	21	280
Doctor's degree - other	6	270
Total	27	550

The next table shows the popular graduate programs at Belmont University by award level.

The most popular Master's program is the Business/Commerce program with 75 completers.
The most popular Doctorate program is the Law program with 100 completers.

Master's
Doctorate

Popular Master's Programs at Belmont University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business/Commerce	✕	75	$76,200
Business/Commerce	✕	71	$76,200
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	42	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	41	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	37	-

Popular Doctorate Programs at Belmont University
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Law	✕	100	$51,400
Law	✕	93	$51,400
Pharmacy	✕	92	$104,300
Pharmacy	✕	80	$104,300
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	45	-

Belmont University offers 27 programs through Master's and Doctorate. The programs are offered only in on-site (classroom) education. Last year total 550 students have completed their graduate studies.

280 students have earned/completed Master's program.
270 students have earned/completed Doctorate (Practice) program.

Master's
Doctorate (Practice)

Master's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Elementary Education and Teaching	✕	0	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other)	✕	18	-
Music Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Education (other)	✕	9	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	9 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	9	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	✕	41	-
Theology and Religious Vocations [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Divinity/Ministry	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Fine/Studio Arts	✕	2	-
Music	✕	0	$27,800
Music Performance	✕	4	-
Music Theory and Composition	✕	0	-
Voice and Opera	✕	1	-
Music (other)	✕	9	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	63 completers	-
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	✕	12	-
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	37	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	14	$82,100
Business [+]	✕	121 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	75	$76,200
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	✕	6	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	✕	17	-
Accounting	✕	23	$62,000
	Total	280

Doctorate (Practice) Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	93 completers	$51,400
Law	✕	93	$51,400
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	177 completers	-
Pharmacy	✕	80	$104,300
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	✕	40	-
Physical Therapy/Therapist	✕	42	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	3	-
Nursing Practice	✕	12	-
	Total	270

Graduate Student Population at Belmont

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 1,620 students enrolled into Belmont University graduate schools where it has total 8,910 students including undergraduate students. By attending status, there are 1,227 full-time and 393 part-time graduate students. By gender, 502 male and 1,118 female students are attending graduate schools. The next table summarizes the graduate student population by gender and attending status.

Graduate School Student Population By Gender
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,620	502	1,118
Full-time	1,227	329	898
Part-tme	393	173	220

The next table summarizes the students population by race/ethnicity.

There are 1,250 White (77.16%), 114 Black/African American (7.04%), 82 Hispanic (5.06%), 60 Asian (3.70%), and 114 students with other races. 18 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Graduate Student Population By Race/ethnicity
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,620	502	1,118
American Indian/Native American	4	0	4
Asian	60	12	48
Black/African American	114	43	71
Hispanic	82	29	53
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	1	0
White	1,250	372	878
Two More	55	13	42
Un-Known	36	24	12
Non-resident Alien	18	8	10

Belmont University offers the distance learning opportunities (online degree program and/or courses) for graduate programs. 1 graduate students (0.06% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 138 graduate students (8.52% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The next table summarizes the online student population.

Distance Learning Student Population
	Number of Graduate Students
Total	1,620
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1
Enrolled Some Online Courses	138
Not in Online Courses	1,481

The following table summarizes the graduate students population by age at Belmont University. 888 students are aged 20 to 24 (54.81% of total students), 1 students are aged below 20 (0.06%), 22 students are aged above 50 (1.36%). Next table summarizes the student population by age at Belmont University.

Graduate Student Population By Age
	Total	Male	Female
Total	1,620	502	1,118
Age 18-19	1	0	1
Age 20-21	59	9	50
Age 22-24	829	234	595
Age 25-29	468	166	302
Age 30-34	121	40	81
Age 35-39	66	21	45
Age 40-49	54	21	33
Age 50-64	21	11	10
Over 64	1	0	1

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